November 3, 2023
The Journey Continues
August 28, 2023
Vic
About 70 kilometers north of Barcelona is the city of Vic. Just a little bit more than an hour by train from Barcelona Sants, this city has an iconic plaza that has been preserved through the ages. It is located in the plains and is perfectly in the center of the Coasts of Barcelona and the Pyrenees range thus giving it a very special climate and vegetation that makes its winters a lot colder than most of Barcelona province.
I went there on a weekend of May, just for a day trip as part of my New Place Sundays. (Which I haven't done in the past two weeks now because I fell ill but I'm getting better now little by little). It was a quiet city especially since I went there on a Sunday where everything is expected to be closed here in Spain.
Stores line up on beautiful medieval alleys
Vic also has a prominent university wherein Spanish students and even from neighboring countries chose to take their degrees. It was once a big textile producer just like other cities in the Barcelona province, but now this industry is slowly fading away if not completely. But one of my favorite sausages, the fuet which is a thin cured pork sausage is being manufactured mostly here.
Some interesting signs I saw around the city, including a cafe with my name.
Just another amazing city very close to Barcelona. Truly, the region that I am living in boasts a lot of beautiful sights and colorful culture that is both distinctly their own and at the same time, distinctly Catalan. I feel really blessed to call this region my new home.
Leaving you this post with a photo of me on the city's iconic square, thanks to a group of students who passed buy and were kind to take this solo traveler's photo.
Never stop taking pictures!
Stevenson
August 15, 2023
Girona
August 12, 2023
Garraf
Located south west of Barcelona, Garraf is a 45-minute train ride from Sants Station. It is a quaint seaside town but boasts stunning blues - both the sky and the sea. There's a small bay where people enjoy the beach and walking further west is a Marina where you can enjoy the breeze in a very quiet spot.
I went there in Spring so the weather was perfect, spent just a few hours to take pictures and enjoy a new town just outside home. I did not see any big restaurants or hotels on the stretch I walked by but it was a very cute place.
August 10, 2023
Pictures from Verona
Last June, my teammate from work who became one of my bestest friends, let me tag along on his trip home to his country by land so that I could also celebrate my birthday with him because he's basically like family to me. For the first stop of our 4 day drive to the Balkans, we stopped at Verona. It was a quiet city compared to the big giants like Roma, Milano, or Venezia but it was really beautiful!
Here are some pictures from my camera - unprocessed and unaltered - that I would love to share with you all from the City of Love!
August 1, 2023
Fes through my Nikon Z 30
Just a short note to say thank you to everybody who sent me kind words with regards to my photographs and stories regarding my last few posts about my trip to Morocco. Here's a few more shots but this time through my camera. I am a very lazy guy to bring something extra such as a camera when everything can be done through the smart phone, but sometimes it just does more magic when you have it on your neck right? All of these are taken using my Nikon Z 30 with just the kit lens.